(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

August 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Waterfall	Free Format Theme: Door
First Place -- 30 pts only the waterfall just as it was... second honeymoon ed markowski (3,6,9) = 30 pts Second Place -- 28 pts sunset-- the waterfall on fire Mary Lee McClure (1,7,11) = 28 pts Third Place -- 21 pts down sunlit rocks pulling a river behind it the waterfall Bill Kenney (2,2,11) = 21 pts Fourth Place -- 18 pts roaring waterfall everybody shouts but a deaf couple Flatline (3,2,5) = 18 pts Fifth Place -- 17 pts waterfall a rainbow ripples through her fingers Abigail (2,3,5) = 17 pts Sixth Place -- 16 pts waterfall her long hair straightens w. f. owen (2,2,6) = 16 pts Seventh Place -- 12 pts through the roar of the waterfall-- first cricket Irene Golas (1,2,7) = 12 pts her hair under the waterfall a black cascade Ella W. 0,3,6) = 12 pts Eighth Place -- 11 pts waterfall . . . our voices drown in the noise Kathy Lippard Cobb (0,1,9) = 11 pts Ninth Place -- 10 pts quiet stream over the waterfall into song Mark Hollingsworth (1,2,3) = 10 pts zen fountain-- the kitten's tongue catches the waterfall trickle Brenda Roberts (0,3,4) = 10 pts Tenth Place -- 9 pts glinting in the sunlight the dragonfly and the waterfall sakyu (2,0,3) = 9 pts august moon a halo arches above the waterfall Darrell Byrd (1,1,4) = 9 pts Eleventh Place -- 8 pts last summer's photo by the waterfall-- misty eyes Laryalee Fraser (0,0,8) = 8 pts Twelfth Place -- 7 pts the waterfall holds on to its rainbow-- scent of yarrow Zhanna P. Rader (1,1,2) = 7 pts summer grass a tombstone faces the waterfall Israel López Balan (0,1,5) = 7 pts Thirteenth Place -- 6 pts winter wind. . . the waterfall freezes in descent Marie Summers (1,0,3) = 6 pts meditation-- listening to a waterfall in miniature Barbara Campitelli (0,2,2) = 6 pts drop by drop ... the waterfall counts the whole night Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic (0,2,2) = 6 pts cool breeze the waterfall's scent through the trees martin (0,1,4) = 6 pts Fourteenth Place -- 5 pts Temple garden wall-- Zen monks sit in the coolness: A dry waterfall Linda Marucci (1,0,2) = 5 pts frozen waterfall-- a piece of canoe juts out Dave Bacharach (0,2,1) = 5 pts spring thaw-- the roar of the waterfall raises our voices Glen Keener (0,1,3) = 5 pts summer solstice with my back to the waterfall I lip-read her "yes" Petar Tchouhov (0,1,3) = 5 pts Fifteenth Place -- 4 pts a small rainbow suspended in a waterfall late summer clouds Bruce Ross (0,1,2) = 4 pts stopping med-step in the autumn forest... waterfall! Paul R (0,1,2) = 4 pts oppressive heat the waterfall cools an eagle's shadow Owen Burkhart (0,1,2) = 4 pts waterfall trail-- young lovers lap the old Ami (0,1,2) = 4 pts waterfall pool-- a sand monitor joins me on the hot rock lorin ford (0,0,4) = 4 pts dry waterfall moss-covered graffiti on the rock face Deborah P Kolodji (0,0,4) = 4 pts limestone cave we're surrounded by echoes of the waterfall --ushi (0,0,4) = 4 pts Sixteenth Place -- 3 pts sooner, sooner, waterfalling drops and sun Ginka Biliarska (1,0,0) = 3 pts thunder-- mist churns beneath the waterfall Allen McGill (0,1,1) = 3 pts last day of vacation-- skipping stones into the waterfall aom (tim) (0,1,1) = 3 pts scent of pine trees-- mist from the waterfall covers my glasses DeVar ((0,1,1) = 3 pts	First Place -- 26 pts ten years drought-- he closes the barn door for the last time Laryalee Fraser (3,3,11) = 26 pts Second Place -- 23 pts childhood lane strange people stare from familiar doors john tiong chunghoo (2,6,5) = 23 pts Third Place -- 15 pts porch light moths gather at the front door Marie Summers (1,3,6) = 15 pts Fourth Place -- 14 pts sunlight through the open door choir practice Allen McGill (1,2,7) = 14 pts doggy door-- a toddler follows his furry friend shane gilreath (0,3,8) = 14 pts family visit-- the bedroom door closes with a sigh Ami (0,4,6) = 14 pts Fifth Place -- 13 pts through the open door I eavesdrop on my mother talking to sunlight Linda Marucci (0,3,7) = 13 pts locked ward moonlight seeps under the door lorin ford (0,5,1) = 13 pts abandoned house sunlight ends at the open door martin (1,2,6) = 13 pts Sixth Place -- 11 pts first argument only a light under the bathroom door Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,7) = 11 pts Seventh Place front door-- a wreath replaces Support Our Troops Dave Bacharach (0,1,7) = 9 pts new house the front door handle on the wrong side Flatline (1,0,6) = 9 pts new wreath the old door looks older sakyu (0,2,5) = 9 pts Seventh Place -- 8 pts fetching newspaper barefooted and in pajamas the front door clicks Audrey Downey (0,2,4) = 8 pts he always knows when the door is open-- that old fly Barbara Campitelli (0,2,4) = 8 pts Eight Place -- 7 pts man lives between leaving and entering the same door emile molhuysen (1,1,2) = 7 pts enlightenment the door leading to the church parking lot ed markowski (0,2,3) = 7 pts sleepless night the familiar sound of a door CaMILA (0,2,3) = 7 pts twilight-- the open door and fireflies Mary Lee McClure (0,1,5) = 7 pts Ninth Place -- 6 pts sign on the hospital chapel please use other door Paul R (1,1,1) = 6 pts the young dog goes to the door an old man sighs Gary Ford (0,3,0) = 6 pts sunset the screen door screen joins the night Scott Mason (0,2,2) = 6 pts Tenth Place -- 5 pts after sunset the wood door creaks even closed ZZZeta (1,1,0) = 5 pts a green marsh a frog jumps in through an invisible door Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic (1,0,2) = 5 pts Up on the screen door that damn scrawny cat again smelling our chicken. Horst Ludwig (1,0,2) = 5 pts police tape a torn screen door off its hinge Deborah P Kolodji (1,0,2) = 5 pts crime scene-- a door to the past in a strand of hair Jim Swift (0,2,1) = 5 pts refrigerator door closes softly prom corsage saved for another day Janet Parker (0,2,1) = 5 pts Eleventh Place -- 4 pts hot summer day stuck in mid-track the sliding screen door Peggy Heinrich (0,2,0) = 4 pts hollowed doorstep laughter spills from a lighted window Beverley George ((0,2,0) = 4 pts my dog's name the sound of a door opening Laura Orabone (0,1,2) = 4 pts wayfarer... in the sleet-filled night an open door Nancy Smith (0,1,2) = 4 pts dawn seeps through the screen door fresh skunk Ann K. Schwader (0,1,2) = 4 pts basement door-- a Hitchcock movie fades to black Kathy Lippard Cobb (0,0,4) = 4 pts cardboard house a sheet of plastic for their front door Owen Burkhart (0,0,4) = 4 pts Twelfth Place -- 3 pts door closed, door open ... door cracked Lise OC (1,0,0) = 3 pts the thin sound of a screen door closing-- wisps of cloud Bill Kenney (0,1,1) = 3 pts Evening stillness The door Rests ajar Anton (0,1,1) = 3 pts I still hear the screen door slamming he left us greg lammers (0,1,1) = 3 pts crime scene the screen door banging --ushi (0,0,3) = 3 pts Thirteenth Place -- 2 pts

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